Chapter 10 of Paddy Finn is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Paddy Finn is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It must be done," cried Captain Macnamara. "Lads, I'm sorry to say we must leave our stout ship. We must not allow her, however, to fall into the hands of the enemy. Get your clothes, and anything you value most, as I have resolved to destroy her." Every one now hurried below to get their clothes, and such other things as they desired to preserve.
Chapter 10 of Paddy Finn is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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wanted intensely
From this reading “Every one now hurried below to get their clothes, and such other things as they desired to preserve.”
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading “Get your clothes, and anything you value most, as I have resolved to destroy her."”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “Every one now hurried below to get their clothes, and such other things as they desired to preserve.”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “"Lads, I'm sorry to say we must leave our stout ship.”
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading “Every one now hurried below to get their clothes, and such other things as they desired to preserve.”
determined
From this reading “Get your clothes, and anything you value most, as I have resolved to destroy her."”
dependable
From this reading “"Lads, I'm sorry to say we must leave our stout ship.”
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading “Get your clothes, and anything you value most, as I have resolved to destroy her."”
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading We must not allow her, however, to fall into the hands of the enemy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Get your clothes, and anything you value most, as I have resolved to destroy her."
any thing at all
From this reading Get your clothes, and anything you value most, as I have resolved to destroy her."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Get your clothes, and anything you value most, as I have resolved to destroy her."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It must be done," cried Captain Macnamara.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Every one now hurried below to get their clothes, and such other things as they desired to preserve.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "It must be done," cried Captain Macnamara.
clothing in general
From this reading Get your clothes, and anything you value most, as I have resolved to destroy her."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "It must be done," cried Captain Macnamara.
wanted intensely
From this reading Every one now hurried below to get their clothes, and such other things as they desired to preserve.
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading Get your clothes, and anything you value most, as I have resolved to destroy her."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "It must be done," cried Captain Macnamara.
an opposing military force
From this reading We must not allow her, however, to fall into the hands of the enemy.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one now hurried below to get their clothes, and such other things as they desired to preserve.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading We must not allow her, however, to fall into the hands of the enemy.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Get your clothes, and anything you value most, as I have resolved to destroy her."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading We must not allow her, however, to fall into the hands of the enemy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Get your clothes, and anything you value most, as I have resolved to destroy her."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We must not allow her, however, to fall into the hands of the enemy.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading We must not allow her, however, to fall into the hands of the enemy.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Every one now hurried below to get their clothes, and such other things as they desired to preserve.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Get your clothes, and anything you value most, as I have resolved to destroy her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lads, I'm sorry to say we must leave our stout ship.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We must not allow her, however, to fall into the hands of the enemy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It must be done," cried Captain Macnamara.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading "Lads, I'm sorry to say we must leave our stout ship.
go away from a place
From this reading "Lads, I'm sorry to say we must leave our stout ship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It must be done," cried Captain Macnamara.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Get your clothes, and anything you value most, as I have resolved to destroy her."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must be done," cried Captain Macnamara.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We must not allow her, however, to fall into the hands of the enemy.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Every one now hurried below to get their clothes, and such other things as they desired to preserve.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We must not allow her, however, to fall into the hands of the enemy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one now hurried below to get their clothes, and such other things as they desired to preserve.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Every one now hurried below to get their clothes, and such other things as they desired to preserve.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Lads, I'm sorry to say we must leave our stout ship.
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading Every one now hurried below to get their clothes, and such other things as they desired to preserve.
determined
From this reading Get your clothes, and anything you value most, as I have resolved to destroy her."
express in words
From this reading "Lads, I'm sorry to say we must leave our stout ship.
transport commercially
From this reading "Lads, I'm sorry to say we must leave our stout ship.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Lads, I'm sorry to say we must leave our stout ship.
dependable
From this reading "Lads, I'm sorry to say we must leave our stout ship.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Every one now hurried below to get their clothes, and such other things as they desired to preserve.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We must not allow her, however, to fall into the hands of the enemy.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Every one now hurried below to get their clothes, and such other things as they desired to preserve.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every one now hurried below to get their clothes, and such other things as they desired to preserve.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Every one now hurried below to get their clothes, and such other things as they desired to preserve.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Lads, I'm sorry to say we must leave our stout ship.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading Get your clothes, and anything you value most, as I have resolved to destroy her."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Lads, I'm sorry to say we must leave our stout ship.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Get your clothes, and anything you value most, as I have resolved to destroy her."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Get your clothes, and anything you value most, as I have resolved to destroy her."
Chapter 10 of Paddy Finn by William Henry Giles Kingston holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 10 holds 425 sentences of Paddy Finn, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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